The workplace of the primary deputy prime minister, Mullah Abdullah Ghani Baradar, mentioned that Afghanistan’s exports overseas have reached $1.85 billion over the previous seven months.

In response to Baradar’s workplace, exported items went to Pakistan, India, Iran, China, UAE, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Iraq.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce and Trade, Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad, mentioned that a lot of the exports went to Pakistan, India, Tajikistan and China.

“We are attempting to extend our exports this yr from the earlier years,” he mentioned.

In response to the ministry’s statistics, almost $744 million value of products have been exported simply to Pakistan. 

The Afghanistan-Pakistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Trade mentioned that the exports with Pakistan have doubled.

“In comparison with final yr, exports have doubled, particularly coal and fruits,” mentioned the top of the joint chamber, Naqibullah Safi.

In the meantime, some merchants consider that using air-corridors will pave the way in which for a rise of Afghanistan’s exports.

“It has been one yr for the reason that air-corridors have closed. Previous to that, we had exports through air-corridor to China, UAE, Tajikistan and Central Asia,” mentioned Zalmai Azimi, a dealer.

“Our carpets haven’t but been exported in a correct approach. The rationale for that is that common promoting and advertising haven’t been achieved in order that the carpets can discover a market in China,” mentioned Salma Reha, an Afghanistan dealer in China.

Carpets, dried and recent fruits, greens, coal, medicinal vegetation and semi-precious stones are the principle exported items.